New cotton strain toxic to caterpillars
A new strain of cotton that is naturally poisonous to pests and will kill any caterpillar feeding on it, has been developed in America. Genetic engineers have transferred a foreign gene derived from the common soil bacteria, Bacillus thuringiensis,...
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
1989
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45113 |
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